AP English Lit and Comp Poetry Vocab

Analysis of a poem's rhyme and meter

Harsh and discordant sounds in a line

"All hands on deck" is an example of:

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

A type of poetry characterized by emotion, personal feelings, and brevity

The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts

The annotation of the pattern of rhyme

Poetry technique that involves the running on of a line or stanza

A poetic foot consisting of two accented syllables

A 14-line poem with a prescribed rhyme scheme in iambic pentameter

A poem that laments a death or a loss

A metric foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

A type of lyric poem which extols the virtues of an ideal place or time

The paragraph of the poem

The duplication of final syllable sounds in two or more lines

A brief, witty poem

¨The pen is mightier than the sword" is an example of:

A three-line stanza

A pattern of beats in poetry

The repetitive pattern of beats in poetry

A four-line stanza

A poem that presents a conversation between a speaker and an implied listener

Poetry that explores highly complex, philosophical ideas through extended metaphors and paradox

A love poem set at dawn which bids farewell to the beloved

An eight-line stanza

A narrative poem, often with dialogue

The shape or structure of a literary work

A metric foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by one unaccented syllable

Hamlet's "To be or not to be..." is an example of:

"bittersweet" and "pretty ugly" are examples of:

Structured poetic form with 5 tercets and 1 quatrain; repeats first and third lines throughout

A metric unit in poetry

The pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a work

A lengthy, elevated poem that celebrates the exploits of a hero

A formal, lengthy poem that celebrates a particular subject

Direct address in poetry

A metric pattern of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable

A foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

A poem that tells a story

A structured poem with 39 lines, in iambic pentameter, with repetition of six words throughout

A break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation and used to emphasize meaning

Poetry without a defined form, meter, or rhyme scheme